Hank (Henry) Sherrod
1947-04-03 2010-01-13
R. Henry Sherrod, a 17-year resident of Pasadena, passed away January 13, 2010 at his home after a six-month battle with lung cancer.
He was active in improving Pasadena neighborhoods. As chairman of the Pasadena Neighborhood Coalition, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in its neighborhoods, he presided over meetings of representatives from the city's neighborhood associations. Henry was also active in his own association in Brigden Ranch, serving as a director, treasurer and legal counsel. He was instrumental in working with the City to help stop the development of an unwanted building on Allen Avenue and replacing it with a more realistic and appealing mixed-use structure planned to provide housing for people with moderate incomes.
Henry was born in Palo Alto in 1947, and moved to Redlands, California two years later After graduation from Redlands High School, he completed his bachelor's degree in economics at Claremont McKenna College (then Claremont Men's College). He received his master's degree in business administration from Mount St. Mary's College in Moraga, California, and his law degree from the University of San Francisco.
Henry served in the Vietnam conflict as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army before beginning a successful career as an accomplished attorney and trial litigator in Northern and later Southern California.
He and his domestic partner, John Marquette, met in Oakland in 1983, and moved to Southern California in 1986. He worked for the Auto Club of Southern California for 13 years, retiring in 2005. Not one to sit still, Henry then worked for private legal firms as a trial attorney. Shortly after retirement, he was selected to be a member of the Los Angeles County Superior Court's Temporary Judge Program, and was a participant until rnid-2009.
Henry and John moved from Highland Park in Los Angeles to the Brigden Ranch neighborhood on Halloween Day, 1992. He and John installed one of Pasadena's first residential solar energy systems in 2005. After a period of illness beginning in January 2009, he was given his cancer diagnosis in July. He remained active during his illness, and was seen walking or running their dog through the neighborhood until late in the year.
Henry is survived by his domestic partner John Marquette, his sister Ann Sherrod Russell of Los Angeles, two brothers, David of Portland, Oregon, and Charles of Arizona, and two nephews, Kenneth Sackett of San Diego and Kelly Sackett of East Lansing, Michigan.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Museum of Redlands.
He was active in improving Pasadena neighborhoods. As chairman of the Pasadena Neighborhood Coalition, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in its neighborhoods, he presided over meetings of representatives from the city's neighborhood associations. Henry was also active in his own association in Brigden Ranch, serving as a director, treasurer and legal counsel. He was instrumental in working with the City to help stop the development of an unwanted building on Allen Avenue and replacing it with a more realistic and appealing mixed-use structure planned to provide housing for people with moderate incomes.
Henry was born in Palo Alto in 1947, and moved to Redlands, California two years later After graduation from Redlands High School, he completed his bachelor's degree in economics at Claremont McKenna College (then Claremont Men's College). He received his master's degree in business administration from Mount St. Mary's College in Moraga, California, and his law degree from the University of San Francisco.
Henry served in the Vietnam conflict as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army before beginning a successful career as an accomplished attorney and trial litigator in Northern and later Southern California.
He and his domestic partner, John Marquette, met in Oakland in 1983, and moved to Southern California in 1986. He worked for the Auto Club of Southern California for 13 years, retiring in 2005. Not one to sit still, Henry then worked for private legal firms as a trial attorney. Shortly after retirement, he was selected to be a member of the Los Angeles County Superior Court's Temporary Judge Program, and was a participant until rnid-2009.
Henry and John moved from Highland Park in Los Angeles to the Brigden Ranch neighborhood on Halloween Day, 1992. He and John installed one of Pasadena's first residential solar energy systems in 2005. After a period of illness beginning in January 2009, he was given his cancer diagnosis in July. He remained active during his illness, and was seen walking or running their dog through the neighborhood until late in the year.
Henry is survived by his domestic partner John Marquette, his sister Ann Sherrod Russell of Los Angeles, two brothers, David of Portland, Oregon, and Charles of Arizona, and two nephews, Kenneth Sackett of San Diego and Kelly Sackett of East Lansing, Michigan.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Museum of Redlands.
Thanks for this, John! We think of Hank often and miss him a lot, specially at Christmas. Linda and Ed
tribute by Linda Serros